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Do you want to be ‘King of the Mountain’?

RUNNING: Lace up your running shoes and get ready for the Phuket running race of the year. Do you want to test your limits and have fun doing it? But most importantly, do you think you can reach the top of a mountain located within Phukets National Park? Thanyapura’s King of the Mountain run will get your heart racing, excitement building and give you the chance to experience some of Phuket’s hidden beauties. 

Phuket bus inferno leaves one dead, 12 injured

PHUKET: A 50-year-old Thai woman has died and 12 people have been injured after a bus travelling from Phuket to Satun, on the Malaysian border, caught fire in Phang Nga province, just north of the island, this morning (Oct 7).

Ben King appointed New Zealands next Ambassador to Thailand

AUKLAND: New Zealand diplomat Ben King has been named as the island nations next Ambassador to Thailand.

Box Jellyfish Deaths Mean Thailand Must Act to Protect Other Tourists, Says Expert

Latest A box jellyfish expert with an international reputation says that a third death in the space of 14 months means Thailand must take safety precautions to protect tourists and tourism.

Chinese illegal guides arrested over B100k Phuket police bribery attempt

PHUKET: A Chinese couple arrested for working illegally as tour guides in Phuket have been charged with offering a police officer B100,000 as a bribe to let them go.

Chinese tourist dies after Phuket snorkelling trip

PHUKET: A Chinese tourist has died after choking violently underwater while snorkelling with friends off Koh Khai island, in Phang Nga Bay, north of Phuket, yesterday afternoon (Oct 6).

Flights redirected as haze blankets Phuket Airport

PHUKET: At least two flights have turned back and several more have been delayed due to the thick blanket of haze covering Phuket this morning (Oct 7).

SKAL Phuket presents - GREASE Charity Event

The charity event is organized to raise money for supporting PIMALI foundation, The Phuket SUNSHINE Village, The Phuket International WOMAN CLUB’s scholarship and Skal Phuket Fund. Tickets priced at Baht 2,500.- per person which includes dinner a…

German tourist dies after being stung by box jellyfish

SURAT THANI: A young German woman died and a woman who went to help her was hospitalised in severe pain after they were stung by box jellyfish while swimming at a beach on Koh Samui last night (Oct 6), police said.

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